Marketing Craftmanship

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How to Grow Your B2B Firm by Making Every Employee a Sales Rep

Marketing Craftmanship

Business contacts are often included in the firm’s CRM system, and may receive quarterly newsletters or other communications issued by the company. Intrinsic (or “consultative”) selling is what converts prospects to clients, and not including those practitioners in the sales process can handicap your firm’s growth potential.

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Make the Short List…Or Die Trying

Marketing Craftmanship

B2B firms that are most successful in consistently making the short list apply the following disciplines: STRONG CRM — Effective database management is essential for firms that are serious about communicating with clients, prospects and referral sources. Senior management must make CRM discipline a priority.

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Making the Short List: How to Drive Top-of-Mind Awareness

Marketing Craftmanship

Firms that are most successful in consistently making the short list apply the following disciplines: STRONG CRM – Effective database management is essential for firms that are serious about communicating with clients, prospects and referral sources. Senior management must make CRM a priority.

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What the US Marines Can Teach Your B2B Firm about Marketing and Sales

Marketing Craftmanship

Business contacts are often included in the firm’s CRM system, and may receive quarterly newsletters or other communications issued by the company. Intrinsic (or “consultative”) selling is what converts prospects to clients, and not including account practitioners in the sales presentation process can handicap a firm’s growth potential.

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Should Marketing Automation Customers be Pre-Qualified?

Marketing Craftmanship

For decades, the ONLY way to produce any type of printed material – ranging from sales & marketing brochures, to annual reports and informational flyers – involved a multi-step, time / people-intensive, costly process requiring a copywriter, graphic designer, a typesetter and a printing press.

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Making the Short List: Get into the B2B Game or Go Home

Marketing Craftmanship

He knew I was motivated, and different from those applicants who were willing to participate in his selection process. The restaurant manager had a few good reasons to put me on his short list. Your B2B firm must find meaningful ways to differentiate itself and showcase tangible assets.

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Bare Essentials: Marketing as a Necessary Evil

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The two necessary component are an up-to-date database (or CRM system), and interesting, relevant content to send to them on a quarterly basis. Here are some ways to make this process simpler and more effective: Create a repeatable format, such as an interview series, a partner letter, or hypothetical (or real) case studies.